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Background imageLibrary Collection: First Crusade. Urban II preaching the First Crusade

First Crusade. Urban II preaching the First Crusade in the Council of Clermont (1095). Picture of the Chronicle by Guillaume de Tyr (13th c.). Gothic art. SWITZERLAND. Geneva

Background imageLibrary Collection: Independence of Colombia. Leaflet with a proclaim

Independence of Colombia. Leaflet with a proclaim signed by Sim󮠂 ol� r (13th September 1826). ECUADOR. Quito. Aurelio Espinosa Polit Ecuadorian Library

Background imageLibrary Collection: Cinnamon seller. Illustration from Tractatus

Cinnamon seller. Illustration from Tractatus
" Cinnamon seller. Illustration from " Tractatus de herbis", edition of " De Materia Medica" from 15th century. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Modena

Background imageLibrary Collection: Library attendant

Library attendant

Background imageLibrary Collection: Leningrad Library

Leningrad Library
Reading in the library despite constant bombing - during the siege, bombs landed about every 3 minutes. The sign reads Please keep quiet

Background imageLibrary Collection: London & Croydon Rly Col

London & Croydon Rly Col
The London and Croydon Railway near New Cross : you can see the Greenwich Line in the distance, but our Library is out of sight to your right

Background imageLibrary Collection: Library Interior

Library Interior
A library in the 18th century style designed by Trollope Studios

Background imageLibrary Collection: Giraffe / Nat Library 1835

Giraffe / Nat Library 1835
Giraffes in North Africa

Background imageLibrary Collection: The library of Lucullus

The library of Lucullus, general & statesman, known for his lavish lifestyle

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Ottoman sultan Abdulhamid II and the German

The Ottoman sultan Abdulhamid II and the German kaiser William II. FRANCE. Paris. Biblioth豵 e des Arts D飯 ratifs (Decorative Arts Library)

Background imageLibrary Collection: Aerial view - New York Public Library and Bryant Park, NYC

Aerial view - New York Public Library and Bryant Park, NYC
Birds eye view of 42nd Street from 6th Avenue, New York City, USA. New York Public Library and Bryant Park dominating the view. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageLibrary Collection: Elevation and floor plan of a house in Pompeii

Elevation and floor plan of a house in Pompeii, showing the oecus, exedra, triclinium, cubiculum, peristylium, viridarium, piscina, apotheca, tablinum, bibliotheca, atrium, ala, impluvium, officina

Background imageLibrary Collection: Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811), German zoologist

Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811), German zoologist and botanist. Portrait engraved on steel by W.H. Lizars, from Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library, 1833, Edinburgh

Background imageLibrary Collection: Surgeons Hall

Surgeons Hall
The Company of Surgeons moved from Surgeons Hall in Old Bailey to a site at 41 Lincolns Inn Fields in 1797. Construction of the first College building, to a design by George Dance the Younger

Background imageLibrary Collection: The YWCA - Central Club - Great Russell Street, London

The YWCA - Central Club - Great Russell Street, London - The Library Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLibrary Collection: Vatican Library, Rome, Italy

Vatican Library, Rome, Italy

Background imageLibrary Collection: Italy Vatican Library pre-1900

Italy Vatican Library pre-1900

Background imageLibrary Collection: Newberry Library, Chicago, USA

Newberry Library, Chicago, USA

Background imageLibrary Collection: Newberry Library, Chicago - hand coloured when published

Newberry Library, Chicago - hand coloured when published - early 1900s

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Free Library, High Street, Harborne

The Free Library, High Street, Harborne, south-west Birmingham. Date: circa 1905

Background imageLibrary Collection: New Public Library, New York, USA

New Public Library, New York, USA. Date: 1911

Background imageLibrary Collection: All Saints, Margaret Street, London - The Vicars Room

All Saints, Margaret Street, London - The Vicars Room - here many of the Ritual Conferences were held. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLibrary Collection: Samuel Johnson & George III

Samuel Johnson & George III
In February 1767 Samuel Johnson was honoured by a private conversation with his Majesty George III in the library at the Queen's House. Date: 1931

Background imageLibrary Collection: Hull - Carnegie Library

Hull - Carnegie Library

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Library, St Hugh's Charterhouse, Cowfold, Sussex

The Library, St Hugh's Charterhouse, Cowfold, Sussex
The Library, St Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, Carthusian Monastery, Cowfold, Sussex Date: circa 1920s

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage

The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage
An illustrated front cover for The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage, written by Stanton Hope, no. 736 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Observed Corps Mystery

The Observed Corps Mystery
An illustrated front cover for The Observed Corps Mystery, written by Rex Hardinge, no. 733 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel

The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel, written by Anthony Skene, no. 22 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageLibrary Collection: Previously Reported Missing - Now?

Previously Reported Missing - Now?
An illustrated front cover for Previously Reported Missing - Now...?, written by Gilbert Chester, no. 66 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Case Of The Shot Looter

The Case Of The Shot Looter
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Shot Looter, written by Martin Frazer, no. 5 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. The image shows a warden being shot in the back

Background imageLibrary Collection: Raiders Passed!

Raiders Passed!
An illustrated front cover for Raiders Passed!, written by John Hunter, no. 1 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Secret Of The Evacuee

The Secret Of The Evacuee
An illustrated front cover for The Secret Of The Evacuee, written by Paul Urquhart, no. 731 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower

The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower, written by Anthony Parsons, no. 238 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Case Of The Man On Leave

The Case Of The Man On Leave
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Man On Leave, written by Gilbert Chester, no. 743 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Case Of The Defaulting Sailor

The Case Of The Defaulting Sailor
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Defaulting Sailor, written by John Hunter, no. 118 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Case Of The Naval Defaulter

The Case Of The Naval Defaulter
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Naval Defaulter, written by Walter Tyrer, no. 219 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Affair Of The Spiv's Secret

The Affair Of The Spiv's Secret
An illustrated front cover for The Affair Of The Spiv's Secret, written by John Hunter, no. 170 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Background imageLibrary Collection: The New Public Library, Birkenhead, Merseyside

The New Public Library, Birkenhead, Merseyside. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageLibrary Collection: Great Bible of Clairvaux, Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, Troyes

Great Bible of Clairvaux, Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, Troyes
Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at the Abbaye de Clarvaux or Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, now in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac

Background imageLibrary Collection: Officers of the Welsh Guards at The Albuhera Barracks

Officers of the Welsh Guards at The Albuhera Barracks
(from left) Officers of the Welsh Guards: Hugh Maurice Carstairs Jones-Mortimer (1908 - 1980), Edward Watkin Williams-Wynn (1908-1977), Major James Frank Gresham ()

Background imageLibrary Collection: Major William Augustus Fitzgerald Lane Fox-Pitt, reading

Major William Augustus Fitzgerald Lane Fox-Pitt, reading
Major (later Major General) William Augustus Fitzgerald Lane Fox-Pitt, CVO, DSO, MC (1896-1988) at The Albuhera Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire reading in the Library

Background imageLibrary Collection: Green Loaning, Mudeford, Hants

Green Loaning, Mudeford, Hants
A pair of photographs showing the entrance front and interior library of Green Loaning, a property at Mudeford, Hampshire. Date: early 1900s

Background imageLibrary Collection: The Garth, Baillie Scott, Interior

The Garth, Baillie Scott, Interior
A pair of photographs which show the dining room and library of The Garth, a house designed by Arts and Crafts architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott. Date: early 1900s

Background imageLibrary Collection: Senate House & Library Middlesex Library South

Senate House & Library Middlesex Library South
A photograph which shows the Middlesex Library at the University of London Senate House and Library, designed between 1932 and 1937, by architect Charles Henry Holden. Date: circa 1937

Background imageLibrary Collection: Senate House & Library Goldsmith's Library

Senate House & Library Goldsmith's Library
A photograph which shows the Goldsmith's Library at the University of London Senate House and Library, designed between 1932 and 1937, by architect Charles Henry Holden. Date: circa 1937

Background imageLibrary Collection: University Of London Senate House & Library Central File

University Of London Senate House & Library Central File
A photograph which shows the central file storage room at the University of London Senate House and Library, designed between 1932 and 1937, by architect Charles Henry Holden

Background imageLibrary Collection: University Of London Senate House & Library Kitchen

University Of London Senate House & Library Kitchen
A photograph which shows the kitchen at the University of London Senate House and Library, designed between 1932 and 1937, by architect Charles Henry Holden. Date: circa 1937

Background imageLibrary Collection: University Of London Senate House & Library Small Refectory

University Of London Senate House & Library Small Refectory
A photograph which shows the Small Refectory at the University of London Senate House and Library, designed between 1932 and 1937, by architect Charles Henry Holden. Date: circa 1937



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